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Kirbuster (Scotland)

Kirbuster

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.5593,Lat: 59.1006
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	13:30:27pm
At island	Stronsay
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles
Other place with same name 1	Kirbuster Scotland - Orkney Islands

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Everbay	1.6 km	NorthWest
2 Stebb Hill	1.6 km	West
3 Dishes	2.1 km	West
4 Holland	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Grobister	2.6 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	382 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	397 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	544 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kirbuster lies at the North Sea (direction East). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 36.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Stronsay. The distance to the mainland is 52.2 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 367.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 515 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 36%, low location: 64%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 355 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 16 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.7 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

20.2 km2

92.8%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirbuster in country Scotland

Kirbuster at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	38 km	West
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	350 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	354 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kirbuster
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kirkwall

Type of weather in Kirkwall	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	16.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 7)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 11 March 2026:	11 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	07:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:01 Europe/Amsterdam